Syracuse, N.Y. — Aaron Laffey pitched five innings of shutout ball in his Syracuse Chiefs debut and the team's offense awoke to scratch out enough support for a 3-0 win over Lehigh Valley on Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium.

Laffey, a lefty assigned to the team out of extended spring training on Tuesday, struck out six and walked just two. The Chiefs are the 17th franchise Laffey has pitched for in his career, a total that includes 12 minor league and five major league clubs.